Thursday October 20th 2011

HRH The Princess Royal presents MBE to Walsall volunteer
 

HRH The Princess Royal has awarded volunteer Mandy Poulson an MBE for her services to both Samaritans and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The award was presented at Windsor Castle.

Mandy was nominated for the award by her colleagues at work. It is in recognition of the contribution she has made to the wider community.

Mandy has volunteered with Samaritans for the last 23 years, answering hundreds of calls from people struggling to cope. During her time with the charity she has taken on a number of roles, including acting as Director of both the Walsall and Shrewsbury branches. She was also Regional Representative for the West Midlands and North Wales, where she was responsible for 17 Samaritans branches.

As well as her regular Samaritans duties, Mandy has been involved in fundraising, acted as Chair of the Management Committee, and is a Training Officer. She also helps facilitate Samaritans’ Annual Conference at York University.

Mandy said: “It was an honour to receive my MBE from HRH The Princess Royal, and a moment I will cherish for years to come. I feel privileged to be part of Samaritans, it is a big part of my life and I hope to continue my duties as a volunteer for many years.”

Chair of Samaritans, Stephen Hoddell, said: “We’re incredibly proud of Mandy’s achievements, and the MBE is further recognition of the hard work, passion and commitment she has shown to helping people in need for over two decades.”

Saturday July 23d 2011

For Samaritans’ national awareness day 24:7 this year named Putting the pieces together, 24:7 , we went to the New Art Gallery Walsall playing our part in this nationwide event with the unveiling of an original drawing by a local artist. For more details click on the picture:

Sunday June 5th 2011

A team of 4 took part in the 2011 Great Midlands Fun Run in Sutton Coldfield.

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May - July 2011

One of our volunteers has just walked the entire 630+ miles of the South West Coastal Path. You can support this magnificent effort by clicking here.

Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd May 2011

Mick and Eleanor Mason held another successful Garden Party at their home. Last year's event was a superb success so we were really looking forward to this year's party and luckily we had lovely weather again both days. Perhaps a certain high profile wedding recently put people in the mood for outdoor parties- there were plenty of takers for the tea, coffee and biscuits and the other refreshments for sale which included bread pudding, cup cakes, ploughmans lunches, quiche and sandwiches plus seasonal strawberries with cream or ice cream; other attractions included an art exhibition and sale, a raffle, bring and buy sale, and new this year "Guess the name of the Scarecrow"! The event raised £380.

Saturday 2nd April

Aldridge Methodist Church raised £350 for us at their Coffee Morning in April. Great value drinks, bargain bric-a-brac and lovely home-made cakes and preserves were on offer as we have come to expect from this event.

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